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Philanthropy Center Named for Johnson
Posted on November 05, 1999
The Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Grand Valley State University has been named for
Dorothy Johnson, who just after 25 years as president and CEO of the Grand Haven based Council of
Michigan Foundations (CMF).
GVSU President Arend D. Lubbers announced the official new name of the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for
Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at CMF's annual meeting in Grand Rapids recently. CMF is the
nation's largest association of family foundations, philanthropic organizations and corporate giving programs.
Johnson, of Grand Haven, is the founding president of CMF and a longtime GVSU supporter and current vice
chair of the GVSU Board of Control. Johnson is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Kellogg
Company, National City Bankcorp, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
CMF is giving its own substantial library, presently housed at CMF headquarters in Grand Haven, to GVSU.
The library, which will provide GVSU students with one of the country's most complete collections dealing
with philanthropy and related subjects, will be relocated to GVSU's Grand Rapids campus. A $500,000
endowment gift to GVSU from CMF will be used to maintain, expand and permanently house the collection.
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Community bond
Posted on December 05, 2000
Addressing local and regional issues like poverty, racism, health care access, family stability and education
will be easier when a planned clearinghouse of social data about the greater Grand Rapids community is
established.
The Grand Rapids Community Foundation and GVSU have joined forces to create the Community Research
Institute, which will be housed in the DeVos Center's Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy.
The foundation has committed $250,000 for start-up costs for the Community Research Institute. Additional
amounts could be available in each of the next two years, for a total investment of $750,000. The institute will
employ two full-time researchers with expertise in social sciences or community development, associate
researchers, faculty consultants, graduate assistants, student interns and clerical support. The staff is expected
to be in place by spring.
We need to base our efforts on credible data, said Diana Sieger, foundation president. Businesses take great
pains to base their activities on market research. Social data is vital to the entire community. We need to know
where there are needs and also to have a way to measure and evaluate the success of what we do.
In addition to driving foundation activities, the institute will be a resource for other organizations and offer
recommendations on public policy to government agencies and elected officials.
Donna VanIwaarden, director of the Johnson Center for Philanthropy and director of the institute, said
because Grand Valley is primarily a teaching institution, faculty members have limited time to devote to
research.
Currently, community organizations have difficulty finding local expertise and solid data on specific issues,
she said. This institute will be one-stop shopping for data about our community.
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Philanthropy center celebrates
Posted on November 06, 2002
Grand Valley's Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership celebrated its first
decade with a significant new contribution from the foundation that helped it get started 10 years ago.
The Johnson Center's 10th anniversary celebration held this week coincided with the presentation by the W.K.
Kellogg Foundation of a $2.9 million grant for a new knowledge management initiative at the center.
William C. Richardson, CEO of the Kellogg Foundation, formalized the new grant with an oversized check
presented to Grand Valley President Mark A. Murray. Special guests also included Dorothy A. Johnson.
The funding enables the Johnson Center to develop a new initiative to organize and disseminate information
for the nonprofit sector. This new knowledge management initiative, directed by Distinguished Professor Joel
J. Orosz, has already established the online Nonprofit Good Practice Guide (www.nonprofitbasics.org) and
will be establishing a new grantmaking school to train foundation program directors across the country.
The Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership was established in 1992 with support from the Kellogg
Foundation. Since then the center has worked with faculty members to develop curriculum in nonprofit
studies, promote service-learning and volunteerism, and conduct research to benefit the nonprofit sector.
'We've accomplished a great deal in our first 10 years, thanks in large part to our partnerships with the Kellogg
Foundation and the Grand Rapids Community Foundation,' said Donna VanIwaarden, director of the Johnson
Center. 'This support has allowed us to move to the forefront of this new and tremendously important field of
study.'
In 1999 the center was named in honor of Dorothy A. Johnson, president emeritus of the Council of Michigan
Foundations and current chair of the GVSU Board of Trustees. At that time, the center also received an
outstanding philanthropic studies library along with an endowment for its upkeep from the Council of
Michigan Foundations.
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Johnson Center for Philanthropy receives $1
million grant
Posted on May 31, 2005
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at
Grand Valley State University has received a $1 million grant from The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow
Foundation. It is a leadership gift for the $3 million Growing the Greater Good Endowment Campaign for the
Johnson Center.
"This generous grant is focused to identify and disseminate the best practices of the nonprofit community,"
said Mark A. Murray, president of Grand Valley. "It is a vital sector for overall community health. This grant
ensures we can share the lessons of those who are doing outstanding work, so that other groups can have an
even bigger impact."
Grand Valley State University was the first university in Michigan, and among the first in the nation to
establish a formal academic center for research, teaching and public service in philanthropy, volunteerism and
nonprofit management. The Johnson Center is the only academic center for the study of philanthropy of its
size and scope in the state of Michigan. It is in the top tier of academic centers for the study of philanthropy,
volunteerism and nonprofit management in the nation.
"The Johnson Center has already become known as an organization that utilizes known information and
practices to make the nonprofit community more effective," said Margaret Ann (Ranny) Riecker, president of
The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation. "This grant will enable the Johnson Center to continue its
good work and help them promote their concepts of 'smarter giving' and 'better performance.'"
The grant money will provide initial funding for an endowment to support the operations and programs of the
Johnson Center in the university and the community. One way the Johnson Center impacts students is through
American Humanics, an award-winning certificate program at Grand Valley for undergraduates from all
academic majors who are interested in working with nonprofits after graduation.
Stephanie Miller already knew she had a passion for service when she joined American Humanics. For two
years she had been commuting between Grand Valley and her hometown of Lansing to work with Listening
Ear, a volunteer crisis center. Stephanie's passion for service was soon demonstrated within the American
Humanics program. Acting as the American Humanics Management Institute liaison, she provided
information and logistical support to Grand Valley students attending the national AH conference. She also
participated in many fundraising activities associated with the conference and was an active volunteer with
the AH group. Stephanie did all this while completing her bachelor's degree in political science, continuing
her work with Listening Ear and working at the City of Grand Rapid's information desk. Stephanie plans to
launch her career with international nonprofit work this fall when she will travel to Southeast Asia with the
Peace Corps for a two year placement.
The Johnson Center also provides financial support to various university programs including Student Life for
its student volunteer program, the College of Education for the Learning to Give program, and to faculty
members to add service learning components to their classes.
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Institute, The Grantmaking School and the Nonprofit Good Practice Guide. The Community Research
Institute (CRI) provides nonprofit leaders and philanthropic organizations with information that allows them
to make decisions based on community-specific data that measures actual needs. The institute has worked
with several organizations including Head Start, Women's Resource Center, Kentwood Public Schools, Grand
Rapids Community Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the Frey Foundation.
The Grantmaking School is the first university-based program in the nation to teach skills of advanced
grantmaking to foundation program officers, who recommend where scarce grant dollars should be allocated.
The Nonprofit Good Practice Guide is on the World Wide Web to provide answers to questions about any
aspect of philanthropy, volunteerism and nonprofit management (www.npgoodpractice.org).
Launched in May, the $3 million Growing the Greater Good Endowment Campaign for the Johnson Center is
co-chaired by Margaret Ann Riecker and David G. Frey, senior vice president of Bank One. The campaign is
advised by an honorary committee of 25 nonprofit, philanthropic and community leaders.
"We are deeply appreciative for this generous gift from the Dow Foundation," said Donna VanIwaarden,
director of the Johnson Center. "It will help support our research that has practical application in our local
community and programs that provide a strong connection with the students of Grand Valley."
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Grand Valley State establishes nation's first
endowed family foundation chair
Posted on April 26, 2006
ALLENDALE, Mich. -- The tremendous power of some 32,000 charitable family foundations and their
billions of grant dollars will begin to be harnessed more effectively thanks to the establishment of the nation's
first endowed chair focusing on family philanthropy. The Frey Foundation is pledging $1.5 million to Grand
Valley State University's Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership to establish
this chair which will lead to a pioneering program of study on family foundations and how they are led and
managed to help society.
"Few institutions in American life are so vitally important, and so poorly understood, as family foundations,"
said Joel J. Orosz, interim executive director of the Johnson Center. "The Frey Foundation's bold gift will
allow the Johnson Center to identify their keys to success, and most importantly, to find ways to enhance their
beneficial impact upon society."
The Frey Foundation has made its pledge as a challenge to help the university raise $5 million in endowment
for the Johnson Center. The university's campaign for the center has raised $3.5 million toward this goal. To
meet this challenge, the university will need to raise the remaining $1.5 million.
In many American communities, family foundations define and enhance the quality of human life. More than
32,000 family foundations provide critical assistance to America's 1.2 million nonprofit organizations,
supporting their programs in health care, education, human services, religion, arts and culture, and the
environment. In 2003, the top 50 family foundations in Michigan awarded more than $885 million in grants.
This represents 74 percent of the $1.2 billion given by all types of Michigan foundations in 2003.
A distinguished scholar-practitioner will be selected as the new Frey Foundation chair. That person will take
the lead on this innovative program, which will research family foundation formation and grantmaking
practices, and teach effective operating techniques to family foundation trustees.
"We believe the Johnson Center holds the promise to be the premiere university center of its kind in the
nation," said David Frey, chairman of the board of trustees of the Frey Foundation. "Exploring and
understanding the role of private family foundations is critical to the Johnson Center's mission. This challenge
grant from the Frey Foundation should do much to acknowledge and promote the increasing importance of
family foundations in the realm of philanthropy. It is our hope that thoughtful and effective philanthropy will
benefit from the skills and focus the new Frey chair can provide."
Relatively few universities have programs for the study of philanthropy and nonprofit leadership recognized
by the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council. The Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit
Leadership is one of the oldest of these centers, having been founded in 1992, with major support from the
W.K. Kellogg Foundation. It is considered one of the top institutions in the nation for helping nonprofit
organizations and foundations work more effectively through the use of best management practices and better
access to research data.
This is the second fully endowed chair for Grand Valley State University announced this year. "These chairs
signal Grand Valley's growing academic maturity and commitment to academic rigor and innovation," said
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�Mark A. Murray, president of Grand Valley. *We applaud the Frey Foundation and the Frey family for their
vision, leadership and generosity."
A nationwide search for the person to fill the Frey Foundation chair will commence as soon as possible. Orosz
noted the position will require an unusual combination of skills and background (scholarship, family
foundation experience, teaching ability and record of community service). Due to the unprecedented nature of
the position, the center will look in a wide range of settings for the right candidate to launch this new field of
study.
Grand Valley State University, established in 1960, is a four-year public university. It attracts more than
22,000 students with its high quality programs and state-of-the-art facilities. Grand Valley provides a fully
accredited liberal arts undergraduate and graduate education and has campuses in Allendale, Grand Rapids,
and Holland and centers in Muskegon and Traverse City. Grand Valley is the comprehensive regional
university for the state's second largest metropolitan area and offers 69 undergraduate and 25 graduate degree
programs.
The Frey Foundation, based in Grand Rapids, is one of Michigan's largest family foundations. Grants are
provided primarily to nonprofit organizations in western Michigan for projects to enhance children's
development, protect natural resources, promote the arts and expand philanthropic and civic action. The Frey
Foundation was established in 1972 and was permanently endowed in 1988 from the estate of the late Edward
J. and Frances T. Frey.
For more information visit the following Web sites: www.gvsu.edu, www.johnsoncenter.org,
www.freyfdn.org.
For interviews, contact GVSU's News and Information Services office at (616) 331-2221, and Milton Rohwer,
Frey Foundation (616) 451-4561.
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1968-2014
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Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy
Council of Michigan Foundations
Michigan Nonprofit Association
Michigan Community Service Commission
Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy
Charities
Philanthropy and Society
Fundraising
Records
Michigan
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Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
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Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission
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JCPA-04
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eng
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JCPA-04_OSOG_JCP_2006-04-26_Frey-Family-Foundation-Chair
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Johnson Center for Philanthropy 2006-04-26 Frey Family Foundation Chair
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Grand Valley State University. Johnson Center for Philanthropy
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Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy
Charities
Philanthropy and Society
Fundraising
Records
Michigan
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Text
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Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49405
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2006-04-26
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Grand Valley announces publication of new
philanthropy journal
Posted on February 06, 2008
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.— The Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at
Grand Valley State University announces a new peer-reviewed journal for philanthropy, The Foundation
Review.
“The field of philanthropy has grown increasingly professionalized over the past 20 years,” said Kathy Agard,
executive director of the Johnson Center. “The time is now ripe to take another step in the development of the
field by launching a journal devoted specifically to improving foundation philanthropy. We believe a
peer-reviewed journal can help build the field’s knowledge base on both the science and the art of
philanthropy.”
Joel J. Orosz, founding director of The Grantmaking School and distinguished professor of Philanthropic
Studies at the Johnson Center, sees The Foundation Review as “a practical tool for the thoughtful
philanthropist and philanthropic professional. We want this to be the ‘journal of record’ for the field, rigorous
and impartial, but accessible in style and written for practitioners.”
The editor-in-chief is Teresa Behrens, the former director of evaluation for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Behrens is a loaned executive to Grand Valley, helping launch The Foundation Review. The W.K. Kellogg
Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan, has also provided a planning grant to help develop the business plan.
Behrens said The Foundation Review will be a quarterly journal, with each year emphasizing an overall
theme and each issue focused on a particular topic within that theme. The theme for the first year is
“community change.” The first issue will concentrate on comprehensive community initiatives; publication is
slated for late 2008.
“Learning more about what is happening in the arena of social change — what works and what doesn’t — is
one of the best ways to improve our effectiveness,” said Jim McHale, Kellogg Foundation senior vice
president for programs. “There is a real hunger for learning from the experiences of others, yet there have
been few mechanisms to promote that exchange of information. In keeping with our mission of encouraging
the practical application of knowledge, we welcome the opportunity to support the launch of this important
publication.”
BACKGROUND:
The Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership began in 1992 as a multidisciplinary, university-wide
center developed with the support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Grand Valley State University. In
1999, the center was renamed in honor of Dorothy A. Johnson’s superb contributions to the growth and
development of Michigan’s philanthropic and nonprofit sectors since the early 1970s.
The Johnson Center’s divisions are the Nonprofit Leadership Institute, the Community Research Institute and
The Grantmaking School. The center continues to be an asset to the Grand Valley State University community
through its Faculty Service Learning Grants, the Dorothy A. Johnson Library and Archives Collection, and
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Center.
Grand Valley State University, established in 1960, is a four-year public university. It attracts more than
23,000 students with its high quality programs and state-of-the-art facilities. Grand Valley provides a fully
accredited undergraduate and graduate liberal education and has campuses in Allendale, Grand Rapids and
Holland, and centers in Muskegon and Traverse City. Grand Valley is the comprehensive regional university
for the state’s second largest metropolitan area and offers 69 undergraduate and 26 graduate degree programs.
The university is dedicated to individual student achievement, going beyond the traditional classroom
experience, with research opportunities and business partnerships. Grand Valley employs more than 1,750
people and is committed to providing a fair and equitable environment for the continued success of all.
For more information, contact Teri Behrens at behrenst@gvsu.edu or (734) 646-2874.
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Our State of Generosity
Creator
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Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy
Description
An account of the resource
Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s.
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1968-2014
Source
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<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a>
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Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy
Council of Michigan Foundations
Michigan Nonprofit Association
Michigan Community Service Commission
Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy
Charities
Philanthropy and Society
Fundraising
Records
Michigan
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
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Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission
Identifier
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JCPA-04
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eng
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JCPA-04_OSOG_JCP_2008-02-06_The-Foundation-Review
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Johnson Center for Philanthropy 2008-02-06 The Foundation Review
Creator
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Grand Valley State University. Johnson Center for Philanthropy
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Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy
Charities
Philanthropy and Society
Fundraising
Records
Michigan
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application/pdf
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Text
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eng
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Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49406
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2008-02-06
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Grand Valley's Johnson Center announces nation's
first community philanthropy chair
Posted on August 13, 2013
Grand Valley State University President Thomas J. Haas has announced the establishment of a new faculty chair position focused on community
philanthropy within Grand Valley’s Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy.
“We are tremendously grateful for the opportunity to establish the first chair in community philanthropy in the country,” Haas said. “The Johnson
Center is one of the nation’s largest university-based philanthropic centers, and this gift enables it to continue its history of excellence and expand
its outreach to communities.”
The W.K. Kellogg Community Philanthropy Chair will honor the legacy of philanthropy and civic investment of W.K. Kellogg, founder of the
Kellogg Company and W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan. The chair was established with a $1.5 million gift from the W.K.
Kellogg Foundation and the Kellogg Company 25-Year Employees’ Fund.
The individual who will assume the new chair position at Grand Valley will help communities understand their philanthropic landscape and
emerging best practices. It is anticipated that partners will include private and corporate donors and the non-profit sector.
“This is a distinctive chair for the field of philanthropy,” said James Edwards II, director of the Johnson Center. “With the addition of this chair,
along with the existing Frey Chair for Family Philanthropy, the Johnson Center and Grand Valley are contributing transformational resources,
research, and expertise to the sector.”
The Johnson Center is an Academic Center at Grand Valley State University that works locally, nationally, and internationally with foundations,
other grantmakers and nonprofits to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the charitable sector.
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Dublin Core
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Title
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Our State of Generosity
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Grand Valley State University. Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy
Description
An account of the resource
Collection contains the records of four Michigan nonprofit organizations: Council of Michigan Foundations, Michigan Nonprofit Association, Michigan Community Service Commission, and the Johnson Center for Philanthropy at GVSU. The documents are compiled by the Johnson Center for Philanthropy, and records document the history of the organizations from the 1960s to the 2010s.
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1968-2014
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a>
Rights
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Subject
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Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy
Council of Michigan Foundations
Michigan Nonprofit Association
Michigan Community Service Commission
Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy
Charities
Philanthropy and Society
Fundraising
Records
Michigan
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49401
Contributor
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Council of Michigan Foundations; Michigan Nonprofit Association; Michigan Community Service Commission
Identifier
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JCPA-04
Language
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eng
Text
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JCPA-04_OSOG_JCP_2013-08-13_Kellogg-Community-Philanthropy-Chair
Title
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Johnson Center for Philanthropy 2013-08-13 Kellogg Community Philanthropy Chair
Creator
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Grand Valley State University. Johnson Center for Philanthropy
Subject
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Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy
Charities
Philanthropy and Society
Fundraising
Records
Michigan
Format
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application/pdf
Type
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Text
Language
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eng
Publisher
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Grand Valley State University Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives, 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI, 49407
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<a href="https://gvsu.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/2/resources/515">Our State of Generosity collection, JCPA-04</a>
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2013-08-13